Biochemistry Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What do organisms use carbohydrates for? - answer-energy What is a carbohydrate? - answer-An organic compound made up of sugar molecules what is the CH2O ratio of C:H:O for carbs? - answer-1:2:1 What kind of shape do most carb molecules have? - answer-A Ring shaped carbon skeleton ex: c-c-c-c What is the most important carb? - answer-Glucose What is the molecular formula for glucose? - answer-C6H12O6 What are the properties of glucose? - answer-It is soluble in water, white cry...

Where does glycolysis take place? - answer-the cytosol of the cell What is the key CHO substrate in glycolysis? - answer-Glucose 3. Which other monosaccharides feed into glycolysis? - answer-Fructose and Galactose What is the end result of glycolysis under aerobic conditions? - answer-Pyruvate What is the end result of glycolysis under anaerobic conditions? - answer-Lactate How many steps require ATP? - answer-2 What steps are irreversible? - answer-steps 1,3, and 10 How is ...

Which elements are common in all biomolecules? - answer-Carbon Hydrogen Oxygen What 2 macromolecules store energy? - answer-Carbohydrates Lipids Which molecule does plants produce during photosynthesis? - answer-sugar (glucose) What is an example of a carbohydrate? What is its function? - answer-candy bar main source of energy What is an example of a protein? What is its function - answer-steak builds muscles, amino acids, cell regulation What is an example of a lipid? What i...

How many covalent bonds can be created in a carbon bond? - answer-4 What is the chemical symbol for Hydroxyl? - answer-OH What is the chemical symbol for Carboxyl? - answer-COOH What is the chemical symbol for Amino? - answer-NH2 (the two is subscript) What is the chemical for phosphate? - answer-H2PO4 (the numbers are subscript) List the following from smallest to largest: Macromolecule, monomer, carbon atom, polymer - answer-carbon atom, monomer, polymer, macromolecule What ...

intramolecular - answer-forces 'within' a molecule intermolecular - answer-forces 'between' molecules ionic - answer-bonding between a metal and a nonmetal covalent - answer-bonding between 2 non metals ionic - answer-electrons are transferred covalent - answer-electrons are shared polar covalent - answer-unequal sharing of electrons non-polar colavent - answer-equal sharing of electrons intermolecular forces - answer-van der waals forces hydrocarbon - answer-a com...

carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids - answer-What are the four types of organic macromolecules? biochemical organic macromolecules - answer-What is the official name for carbs, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids? carbon, hydrogen, oxygen - answer-What are the three elements that make up carbohydrates? monosaccharide - answer-What is the general term for a carbohydrate? glucose, galactose, fructose - answer-What are three examples of simple carbohydrates? hexagon, p...

Elements Found in Carbohydrates and Lipids - answer-Carbon, Hydrogen, and Oxygen Elements Found in Proteins - answer-Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, and Nitrogen Elements Found in Nucleic Acids - answer-Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, and Phosphorous Three Monosaccharides - answer-Fructose, Glucose, and Galactose The Formula of a Monosaccharide - answer-C6H12O6 The Formula of a Disaccharide - answer-C12H22O11 Three Disaccharides - answer-Lactose, Sucrose, and Maltose Table Sug...

In a bacterial cell, the DNA is in the: A) cell envelope. B) cell membrane. C) nucleoid. D) nucleus. E) ribosomes. - answer-nucleoid A major change occurring in the evolution of eukaryotes from prokaryotes was the development of: A) DNA. B) photosynthetic capability. C) plasma membranes. D) ribosomes. E) the nucleus - answer-the nucleus In eukaryotes, the nucleus is enclosed by a double membrane called the: A) cell membrane. B) nuclear envelope. C) nucleolus. D) n...

In a bacterial cell, the DNA is in the: A) cell envelope. B) cell membrane. C) nucleoid. D) nucleus. E) ribosomes. - answer-nucleoid A major change occurring in the evolution of eukaryotes from prokaryotes was the development of: A) DNA. B) photosynthetic capability. C) plasma membranes. D) ribosomes. E) the nucleus - answer-the nucleus In eukaryotes, the nucleus is enclosed by a double membrane called the: A) cell membrane. B) nuclear envelope. C) nucleolus. D) n...

Enzymes affect the reactions in living cells by changing the ... - answer-speed of the reaction Acidic solutions have more ___________ ions, while basic solutions have more ______________ ions. - answer-H+, OH- The pH of baking soda is 9, this makes it a(n) - answer-Base Which statement concerning polar and nonpolar covalent bonds is TRUE? - answer-n nonpolar covalent bonds, neither atom has a positive or negative charge. Using the image below, correctly match the parts to their labe...